Gudhagorji

Gudha Gorji Ka
Gudha Gorji Ka, Gudha Godji, Gudha Gaurji Ka, GUDHA
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Gudha Gorji Ka
Gudha Gorji Ka

Location in Rajasthan, India

Coordinates: 27°53′20″N 75°29′03″E / 27.8889°N 75.4843°E / 27.8889; 75.4843Coordinates: 27°53′20″N 75°29′03″E / 27.8889°N 75.4843°E / 27.8889; 75.4843
Country  India
State Rajasthan
District jhunjhunu
Founded by Jhunjhar Singh Ji
Languages
 • Official Hindi
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
ISO 3166 code RJ-IN
Vehicle registration RJ-
Website www.gudha.in

Gudha Gorji is a town in the Shekhawati (which includes three district of rajasthan i.e. Jhunjhunu, Sikar, Churu) region of Rajasthan, India.[1] The town is named after Saint Gudheshwar Maharaj, and a very religious and wise Thukurainji, named Gorji. Today, Gudhagorji is one of the important commercial towns in the Jhunjhunu district. Tourists visit the town to see old temples and samadhis located on the hilltop, or to enjoy tracking on the hill.

Gudhagorji is connected by state highway SH-37, and can be reached by car or bus from Jhunjhunu, Jaipur or Sikar. The town is about 33 km from Jhunjhunu, 50 km from Sikar and 140 km from Jaipur. At present there is no hi-fi hotel but there are hotels just to stay or for emergencies . However, tourists may stay either in dharmsala or at Jhunjhunu or Sikar. The population of the village is approximately 8k. The village can be called to a town according to its development. The language used by local people is Marwari language but everyone knows Hindi as it is a part of north India.

Wooden handicraft items such as lampshades, decorative table lamps, etc., from traditional Kharadis are sold at the Kharadiyon ka Mohalla. One can also taste the delicious pedas, made by the famous halwais of the town, and Kanji ka Bada.Gudha gorji is also famous for education. Central Acedmy Public School gudha gorji is very famous for education because in this school the merit holder students are Dinesh Sharma, Amit Dhaka, Nikhil Poddar, Arvind Parik, Jyoti Kedia, Payal Mittal, Sandeep Kumar Jat. Nikhil Poddar got merit twice, in 10th and 12th. Gudhagorji, of late, has also emerged as an educational HUB of Sekhawati.Gudha Public School is recognised as a merit holder school in 2013 and 2014. In addition to a number of vernacular, Hindi and English medium schools (including schools following CBSE syllabus), there are good enough degree colleges(more than five) in Science, Commerce, B.Ed. and Humanities. The village is also famous for mountain and great Rajput stories that lead back to 100 years. Many villages around this towns are located at footstep of mountains like Bhojgarh, Ponkh, Guda & Manaksas. Actually this town is a lifeline of 46 villages nearby it. This town is an edutional, career and commercial HUB for people of these 46 villages. Many young students from this town join Indian Defence Forces (Army, Air Force & Navy) and para-military forces every year.

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